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A healthcare professional reports patient and personal occupational symptoms, describes enduring sensitivity, and proposes that metal implants increase susceptibility.

  • Occupational exposure: “ional and as a former employee exposed in an occupational setting. 1) Patient experiences: I have had several p”
  • Electromagnetic sensitivity: “lver screens were introduced, but I am still very sensitive to phones and certain batteries, such as those in the ”
  • Neurological symptoms & sleep: “implant. Since that time she has experienced headaches and frequent colds, flus, and respiratory infections w”
  • Proposed biological mechanisms: “ssed and other patients, is that people with metal implants in their bones and teeth are more prone than others to”

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I am commenting both as a health care professional and as a former employee exposed in an occupational setting. 1) Patient experiences: I have had several patients who believed they were being ill effected by EMF exposure, but one comes to mind. This patient had been previously healthy before fracturing her shoulder, which was repaired with a permanent Titanium plate implant. Since that time she has experienced headaches and frequent colds, flus, and respiratory infections which are worse when in proximity to various microwave emitting devices including various screens and satellite dishes etc. She keeps her phone wrapped in a piece of silver cloth and has hired a professional to evaluate and mitigate her home and it has helped. 2) My occupational experience: I worked at the Museum of Science and Industry in 1993-94 where I demonstrated different forms of electric waves in a show called "Electric Theater" that had been resurrected from the 1950s as part of the Hundred Year Anniversary of the museum. When I was not doing this show,I was in the Communications exhibit demonstrating the conversion of analogue sound to light, as part of an early AOL exhibit and cathode ray televisions from other exhibits. Over the course of about 6 months I became sicker and sicker with headaches, fatigue and general malaise, including frequent colds and flu. Eventually a research scientist from PA, who was attending an R & D Banquet at the museum visited me in the Communications exhibit and as we conversed and I relayed that I didn't feel well, mentioned EMF toxicity. She walked me outside to a high tension wire strung overhead and asked me if I could feel the EMFs coming from the wire and I could. I would also mention that the museum has a copper roof. I left this job soon after, but found that I became ill when sitting in front of a computer for too long. This was remedied when liquid silver screens were introduced, but I am still very sensitive to phones and certain batteries, such as those in the early electric cars. Certain ones are better than others. The conclusion that I have come to, based on the patient discussed and other patients, is that people with metal implants in their bones and teeth are more prone than others to EMF harms, and that extreme exposure creates a sensitivity from which it can take many years to recover.